Managing the Challenges in Human Service Organizations: A Casebook - Couverture souple

Austin, Michael J.; Packard, Thomas

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 141294127X ISBN 13 : 9781412941273

Editeur : SAGE Publications, Inc, 2008

Synopsis

Managing the Challenges in Human Service Organizations: A Casebook offers current and aspiring human service managers a view into the kinds of experiences they will likely encounter to better prepare them for the world they are about to enter. The cases are inspired by real situations and are designed to encourage students to determine how they would act and work towards a resolution of the dilemmas presented.

Key Features

• Simulates administrative dilemmas through cases that offer different aspects of agency administration and replicate aspects of actual practice
• Levels the learning field for students entering graduate human service management programs with different managerial experiences
• Orients students to the challenges of management by helping them develop mental models linked to the values of client-centered administration
• Helps students develop a beginning sense of competence and understanding of managerial work while refining their analytic skills
• Offers the opportunity for repeated learning opportunities using different analytical frameworks
• Supplements fieldwork by providing more time to reflect and consider a broader array of alternatives than is found in most field experiences

Intended Audience
This book is ideally suited as a supplemental text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in social work and counseling, as well as a much-needed reference for human services supervisors and practitioners.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Michael J. Austin (Ph.D., Social Work; MSPH, Public Health, University of Pittsburgh) is Milton and Florence Krenz Mack Distinguished Professor of Nonprofit Management at the University of California, Berkeley, where the teaches a wide range of courses, including Assessing the Dynamics of Communities, Groups and Organizations, Management Practice, Research Resources, and Assessing Nonprofit Organizations. His research interests are nonprofit management and planning, organizational change, and policy implementation. He is the author or co-author of a wide range of books and journal articles.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Managing the Challenges in Human Service Organizations: A Casebook offers current and aspiring human service managers a view into the kinds of experiences they will likely encounter to better prepare them for the world they are about to enter. The cases are inspired by real situations and are designed to encourage students to determine how they would act and work towards a resolution of the dilemmas presented. Key Features Simulates administrative dilemmas through cases that offer different aspects of agency administration and replicate aspects of actual practice Levels the learning field for students entering graduate human service management programs with different managerial experiences Orients students to the challenges of management by helping them develop mental models linked to the values of client-centered administration Helps students develop a beginning sense of competence and understanding of managerial work while refining their analytic skills Offers the opportunity for repeated learning opportunities using different analytical frameworks Supplements fieldwork by providing more time to reflect and consider a broader array of alternatives than is found in most field experiences Intended Audience This book is ideally suited as a supplemental text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in social work and counseling, as well as a much-needed reference for human services supervisors and practitioners."

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 141294127X
• ISBN 13: 9781412941273
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 284
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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